Tales from Shakespeare
Illustrated Edition
- Hardcover
304 pages
- Release Date
1 October 2018
Summary
We are such stuff as dreams are made on. While the language of William Shakespeare’s plays can make them challenging for some readers, their plots are filled with fantastical, almost fairytale-like plot devices—misunderstandings involving identical twins, magical forests, ghosts and witches, and foolish kings—that make them irresistible to almost any reader.
This gorgeous new edition of Charles and Mary Lamb’s beloved book collects their versions of twenty Shakespearean comedies and t…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781435166745 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1435166744 |
| Author: | Charles Lamb, Mary Lamb, Karin Coddon, S. |
| Publisher: | Union Square & Co. |
| Imprint: | BookAnnex |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 1 October 2018 |
| Weight: | 792g |
| Dimensions: | 29mm x 237mm x 199mm |
| Series: | Illustrated Classic Editions |
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About The Author
Charles Lamb
Charles Lamb (1775-1834) and Mary Lamb (1764-1847)
Charles and Mary Lamb were prominent figures of the English Romantic Movement.
Charles Lamb is celebrated as one of the greatest English essayists, known for his imaginative and witty prose published under the pseudonym “Elia.”
Mary Lamb contributed poetry and prose that has garnered significant scholarly attention, particularly with the growth of women’s studies.
Together, in 1807, they published their most enduring work, Tales from Shakespeare. This book presented prose adaptations of twenty Shakespearean plays for young readers. Mary contributed fourteen of the chapters, focusing on the romances and comedies, while Charles adapted the tragedies. Her name was not credited on the publication until the seventh edition in 1838. Tales from Shakespeare has since been translated into numerous languages and remains continuously in print.
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